Furrow-cutting protein [1] ( Latin: Syntheosciurus brochus ) is a species of rodent squirrel family secreted into the independent genus Syntheosciurus . Generic name - from other Greek. συνθεο- + σκίουρος "public squirrel", species lat. brochus means "with protruding incisors."
| Grooved squirrel |
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| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Squadron : | Euarchontoglires |
| Gender: | Furrow Protein Proteins ( Syntheosciurus Bangs , 1902 ) |
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| International scientific name |
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Syntheosciurus brochus Bangs , 1902 |
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Close to vulnerableIUCN 3.1 Near Threatened : 21260 |
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Small animal with thick and long fur. The body reaches a length of about 15 cm, and the tail - 13 cm. The abdominal part is painted in reddish color, the back - in brown-olive. At the end of the fluffy tail is a dark tassel. They differ from ordinary proteins in the structure of the skull and teeth . This squirrel got its name for the longitudinal grooves on the front side of the incisors.
Endemic to Panama and Costa Rica . They are found in remote and poorly studied mountain rainforests at an altitude of 1900 to 2600 meters above sea level. They live in the crowns of trees, but they can also descend to the ground.
Furrow-cutting proteins are social animals. They live mainly by families. The population is extremely small, but since 1980 there has been an increase in the number of proteins of this species.
